Storm History: Jo Daviess County, Illinois
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Jo Daviess County, Illinois: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 686
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 5
- Damage
- $29 million
- Episodes
- 461
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 142 | 3 | 1 | $16 million |
| Hail | 117 | 0 | 0 | $944,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 102 | 0 | 3 | $362,000 |
| Flash Flood | 70 | 0 | 1 | $2.1 million |
| Winter Storm | 69 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 52 | 0 | 0 | $7,000 |
| Flood | 21 | 0 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| Heavy Snow | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 15 | 0 | 0 | $123,000 |
| Ice Storm | 15 | 0 | 0 | $11,000 |
| Drought | 13 | 0 | 0 | $8.6 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 7 | 0 | 0 | $264,000 |
| Blizzard | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sleet | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freezing Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, July 21, 2017
- Tornado, July 27, 2011
- Drought, July 1, 2005
- Drought, August 1, 2005
- Flood, May 20, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2010
- Hail, April 5, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2004
- Frost/Freeze, May 3, 2005
- Tornado, July 9, 1966
- Tornado, June 11, 1967
- Tornado, July 24, 2009
- Flood, April 13, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2011
- High Wind, April 6, 1997
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 16, 2004
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 11, 1965
- Tornado, April 13, 1974
- Tornado, June 14, 1974
- Tornado, May 9, 1995
- Tornado, June 11, 1967
- Tornado, September 9, 1970
- Tornado, July 9, 1985
- Tornado, August 16, 1987
- Tornado, May 8, 1988
- Tornado, June 18, 1998
- Tornado, June 12, 2013
- Tornado, March 15, 2016
- Tornado, May 17, 2017
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Tornado, July 15, 2024
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 23, 2026
- Tornado, April 17, 2026
- Flash Flood, April 15, 2026
- Tornado, April 14, 2026
- Blizzard, March 15, 2026
- Hail, March 10, 2026
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2025
- Tornado, June 3, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2025
- Tornado, July 15, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2024
- Flood, July 2, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2024
- Hail, May 21, 2024
- Hail, May 7, 2024
- Winter Weather, April 2, 2024
- Tornado, February 8, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 8, 2024
- Tornado, July 28, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2023
- Flood, April 22, 2023
- Tornado, April 5, 2023
- Tornado, April 4, 2023
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2023
- Winter Storm, March 9, 2023
- Ice Storm, February 22, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2023
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2023
- Blizzard, December 21, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 5, 2022
- Hail, November 4, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2022
- Hail, July 23, 2022
- Funnel Cloud, July 17, 2022
- Lightning, July 15, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 28, 2021
- High Wind, December 15, 2021
- Tornado, October 10, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2021
- Hail, June 20, 2021
- Winter Storm, March 15, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 12, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 2020
- Tornado, August 10, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2020
- Tornado, May 23, 2020
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2020
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2020
- Winter Weather, November 10, 2019
- Winter Weather, October 30, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 1, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 12, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 12, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 10, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 3, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2019
- Flood, May 1, 2019
- Heavy Snow, April 27, 2019
- Flood, April 25, 2019
- Flood, April 1, 2019
- High Wind, February 24, 2019
- Ice Storm, February 11, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2019
- Blizzard, November 25, 2018
- Flash Flood, October 10, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 18, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 3, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 23, 2018
- Heavy Snow, February 7, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 11, 2017
- Tornado, August 16, 2017
- Tornado, July 21, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2017
- Hail, June 14, 2017
- Tornado, May 17, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2017
- Hail, April 10, 2017
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Tornado, February 28, 2017
- Hail, August 18, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2016
- Tornado, March 15, 2016
- High Wind, February 19, 2016
- Ice Storm, December 28, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 20, 2015
- Tornado, November 11, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2015
- Hail, June 8, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 8, 2015
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2015
- Dense Fog, December 14, 2014
- Winter Weather, November 15, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2014
- Hail, June 16, 2014
- Hail, May 20, 2014
- Hail, April 12, 2014
- Winter Weather, March 5, 2014
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2014
- High Wind, February 21, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2014
- Freezing Fog, January 10, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 21, 2013
- Ice Storm, December 19, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 19, 2013
- Heat, August 26, 2013
- Hail, July 22, 2013
- Tornado, June 12, 2013
- Tornado, May 30, 2013
- Tornado, May 19, 2013
- Hail, April 29, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2013
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 27, 2013
- Blizzard, December 19, 2012
- Dense Fog, November 21, 2012
- Dense Fog, November 20, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Drought, August 7, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2012
- Drought, July 10, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 4, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, April 12, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, April 10, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, April 10, 2012
- Winter Weather, March 2, 2012
- Winter Weather, February 23, 2012
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2012
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2012
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2011
- Hail, August 8, 2011
- Tornado, July 27, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2011
- Hail, June 8, 2011
- Flood, April 13, 2011
- Hail, April 10, 2011
- Hail, April 3, 2011
- Winter Weather, February 20, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 23, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 20, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2010
- Blizzard, December 11, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 3, 2010
- Hail, September 21, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 12, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2010
- Hail, April 5, 2010
- Winter Weather, March 19, 2010
- Winter Weather, February 7, 2010
- Dense Fog, January 17, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 25, 2009
- Ice Storm, December 23, 2009
- Winter Weather, December 21, 2009
- Winter Storm, December 7, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2009
- Tornado, July 24, 2009
- Hail, June 19, 2009
- Hail, February 26, 2009
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2009
- Winter Weather, February 13, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2009
- Heavy Snow, January 9, 2009
- Dense Fog, December 26, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 24, 2008
- Blizzard, December 21, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 18, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 8, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 3, 2008
- Winter Weather, November 29, 2008
- High Wind, October 26, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2008
- Hail, July 31, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2008
- Hail, June 28, 2008
- Hail, June 20, 2008
- Tornado, June 12, 2008
- Hail, June 8, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2008
- Flood, June 1, 2008
- Hail, May 31, 2008
- Hail, May 25, 2008
- Frost/Freeze, April 29, 2008
- Flash Flood, April 24, 2008
- Flood, April 1, 2008
- Winter Weather, March 27, 2008
- Winter Weather, February 28, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2008
- Winter Weather, February 16, 2008
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2008
- Dense Fog, February 4, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 3, 2008
- Winter Weather, January 29, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 24, 2008
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2008
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2008
- Hail, January 7, 2008
- Dense Fog, January 5, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 28, 2007
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Jo Daviess CountyEvery warning in Jo Daviess County since 1986Every county in Illinois
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.